Schmeeckle's interest is in landscape mechanics with a primary focus on fluvial geomorphology, sediment transport, and surface water processes.

Dorn, professor of geography, is also co-coordinator of the Arizona Geographic Alliance, a K-12 outreach program to promote geographic education in Arizona.

Heimsath researches how the earth's surface changes under the influence of climate, tectonic and human forcing. He runs a geochemistry lab to quantify surface processes and teaches undergraduate and graduate students.

From 1987-2021, Trapido-Lurie taught courses in cartographic design, supported faculty and graduate student research by creating and advising on maps and other graphics, and coordinated internship activities of the school.

Teaching Professor J Duncan Shaeffer teaches numerous regional geography courses, and also serves as the Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs for the School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning.

Kelli Larson is a professor of geography and sustainability with expertise in human-environment interactions related to urban ecology, landscape sustainability, and biological conservation.

Turner studies human-environment relationships from the ancient Maya to contemporary sustainability science. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among other honors.

Li, a senior Fulbright Scholar to India, focuses her research on ethnic geography, highly-skilled international migration and transnational connections. She is the author of more than 90 journal articles and book chapters.

Comeaux's work has focused on cultural and historical geography in the American Southwest, French Louisiana and Europe.

Arreola is a cultural geographer who specializes in the study of the Mexican American borderlands.